Taiwan Is Key to U.S.Power in the Pacific

China is going about intimidating Taiwan purposefully. The list of provocative behavior is long: a build-up of armaments that can be used specifically to attack Taiwan; sea and air exercises targeted at Taiwan; unilaterally expanding its air-defense zone; sustained efforts to isolate Taiwan diplomatically; Xi Jinping's 2017 statement to China's 19th Party Congress that the “Taiwan problem” is part of his plan for “national rejuvenation.” All point to increasing pressure on Taiwan's democratic institutions and sovereignty.